Testa Surname
Approximately 77,033 people bear this surname
Testa Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).
Read More About This SurnameTesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 46,188 | 1:1,324 | 53 |
| United States | 11,119 | 1:32,598 | 4,069 |
| Argentina | 5,286 | 1:8,086 | 801 |
| Brazil | 4,287 | 1:49,936 | 1,941 |
| France | 2,439 | 1:27,234 | 3,283 |
| Philippines | 1,576 | 1:64,237 | 10,913 |
| Venezuela | 818 | 1:36,924 | 2,092 |
| Canada | 591 | 1:62,344 | 7,286 |
| Spain | 503 | 1:92,946 | 7,757 |
| Uruguay | 475 | 1:7,225 | 801 |
| Australia | 464 | 1:58,180 | 7,082 |
| Mexico | 455 | 1:272,805 | 6,434 |
| England | 399 | 1:139,644 | 13,590 |
| Switzerland | 290 | 1:28,320 | 4,325 |
| Germany | 287 | 1:280,507 | 29,430 |
| Panama | 279 | 1:14,022 | 1,088 |
| Belgium | 188 | 1:61,152 | 9,850 |
| Malta | 174 | 1:2,473 | 200 |
| Chile | 153 | 1:115,140 | 4,203 |
| Israel | 137 | 1:62,464 | 7,884 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Paraguay | 120 | 1:60,306 | 1,649 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Ecuador | 106 | 1:150,055 | 7,095 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Monaco | 31 | 1:1,196 | 26 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Testa (850) may also be a first name.
Testa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).
User-submitted Reference
Testa is the Italian word for 'head'.
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Average Testa Salary in
United States
$48,122 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Testa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Testa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Testa (Arabic: تيستا, Russian: Теста) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Testa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Testa is the 7,376th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 94,603 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Testa reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. Testa is also the 279,628th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 850 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 46,188 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Italy it is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 24 percent reside, Lazio, where 19 percent reside and Piedmont, where 14 percent reside. Besides Italy this surname exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.
Testa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Testa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Testa last name grew 158,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,990 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Testa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Testa surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Testa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning €30,741 per year; in South Africa they earn 214.04% more than the national average, earning R 746,268 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,337 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Testa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Testa in the Russian language | ||
| Теста | testa | - |
| Testa in the Arabic language | ||
| تيستا | tysta | - |
| تستا | tsta | - |
| تِستا | tista | - |
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